perpetuation
pronunciation
How to pronounce perpetuation in British English:
UK [pəˌpetʃʊ'eɪʃn]
How to pronounce perpetuation in American English:
US [pəˌpetʃʊ'eɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- the act of prolonging something
Word Origin
- perpetuation (n.)
- late 14c., from Medieval Latin perpetuationem (nominative perpetuatio), noun of action from past participle stem of perpetuare (see perpetuate).
Example
- 1. What about the perpetuation of privilege ?
- 2. Moreover , the premise that economic integration would create powerful interests for its perpetuation has also proved correct .
- 3. Study on the system of perpetuation of evidence in criminal cases .
- 4. Kim jong il is not going to replace him , which would have been a precondition for the perpetuation of the current system of leadership .
- 5. But many in india view britain 's continuing presence at the head of so many global governance institutions as a perpetuation of an old world order , created at yalta in 1945 .